I read somewhere, a long time ago, or was possibly told by another collector, that silver without an assay-hall mark meant that it was assayed in...
According to reliable research, mahjong dates back to the city of Ningpo ca. 1840-1850, at least in its current form. Games similar to MJ have...
As far as I know, there is no scholarly, written history on mortars and pestles - at least, not of the brass variety as shown here. A lot of what...
Definitely looks like it has some solid age to it. There ARE modern brass ones too, of course, but they look far too "clean". PERFECT smooth...
That is such a cute belt. I saw one like that at a market in Malaysia just last year. Unfortunately, the guy selling it wanted a lot of money for...
According to a fellow collector, the set is probably from the area in or around Peking, going by the style of the carving. I love it. It's from...
What a lovely set! Here's my latest score, from the flea-market yesterday. I spent yesterday, and today, restoring the wooden slide-top box that...
...why are you trying to unscrew the nib?
This pen is a Parker Vacumatic from the 1930s. Originally called the "Vacuum-Fil". It was supposed to be Parker's top-of-the-line pen after the...
Beautiful!!
As I mentioned a few times before on this thread, one of the biggest pains in the ass when it comes to antique mahjong sets, are the cases or...
...but the results are worth it!... [ATTACH] Compared with when I started: [ATTACH]
Repainting antique mahjong tiles will give you a seriously crook neck... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I found ANOTHER mahjong set at the flea-market yesterday!! It's from the 1920s. Nice, thick, chonky bone tile-fronts. [ATTACH] The set is...
They sell well, if you can find the right buyers. I picked one up for $5.00 and sold it for nearly $300.
I'm sure they don't bite. It's fine.
In 1940, Underwood created a GIANT UNDERWOOD MASTER TYPEWRITER as a publicity stunt. It was melted down a year later in 1941, because they...
Thanks. I actually find the coin-belts extremely interesting, just because they're so customisable. They were made of literally whatever coins the...
The decorated bolster was draped across the marriage bed, so they were usually quite long.
The collection as of today... [ATTACH] ...so that makes the collection fully 2/3 solid silver.
Separate names with a comma.
